Purgatory Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===== Role in relation to the church ===== The prayers of the saints in Heaven and the good deeds, [[works of mercy]], prayers, and [[indulgences]] of the living have a twofold effect: they help the souls in purgatory atone for their sins and they make the souls' own prayers for the living effective,<ref>[http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a9p5.htm#958 Catechism of the Catholic Church 958]</ref> since the merits of the saints in Heaven, on Earth, and in Purgatory are part of the [[treasury of merit]]. Whenever the Eucharist is celebrated, souls in Purgatory are purified - i.e., they receive a full remission of sin and punishment - and go to Heaven.<ref>[http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a12.htm#1032 Catechism of the Catholic Church 1032]</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page